Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Bog. It climbs 486 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi246 – 643 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59765, -72.54348
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 247–644 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59765, -72.54348
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 99% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
- 0.3 miReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% gravel45% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F67°
Precip99%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
78°65°
Thu
86°67°
27%
Fri
93°70°
39%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
93°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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